Insights

Insights provides analysis and exploration tools for understanding your Terraform-managed infrastructure. Track changes over time, search across resources, analyze impact, and visualize dependencies.

Features

Timeline

Track every change to your Terraform state:

• Transaction history with timestamps
• User activity tracking
• Filter by date range or user
• See exactly what changed

View Timeline

Search

Find resource instances across all your states by field:

• Filter by type, module, provider, or address
• Match attribute values
• Search spans every state
• Jump straight to instance details, blast radius, or the graph

Use Search

Blast Radius

Understand the impact of changing a resource:

• See all dependent resources
• Identify high-impact changes
• Plan modifications safely
• Visualize impact scope

Learn Blast Radius

Graph Explorer

Interactive dependency visualization:

• Pan and zoom
• Click to select resources
• Filter by type or module
• Trace dependency chains

Explore Dependencies

Navigation

In the Stategraph UI, the Insights section is accessible from the left sidebar:

Insights
├── Timeline      → Transaction history
├── Search        → Find instances by field
├── Blast Radius  → Impact analysis
└── Graph         → Dependency visualization

Use Cases

Change Tracking

Use Timeline to:

• Review what changed and when
• Identify who made changes
• Audit infrastructure modifications
• Debug unexpected state changes

Resource Discovery

Use Search to:

• Find resources by name or type
• Locate configuration values
• Cross-reference across states
• Quick navigation to resources

Change Planning

Use Blast Radius to:

• Assess impact before making changes
• Identify critical dependencies
• Plan safe modification order
• Communicate scope to stakeholders

Architecture Understanding

Use Graph Explorer to:

• Visualize resource relationships
• Understand module structure
• Identify isolated resources
• Document infrastructure

Quick Start

1. View Recent Changes

Navigate to Insights > Timeline to see recent transactions:

• Each row shows a state change
• Click to expand and see details
• Filter by time period

2. Search for Resources

Use Insights > Search to find resources:

• Type a resource name or type
• Results appear instantly
• Click to navigate to resource

3. Check Impact

Before changing a resource, use Blast Radius:

1. Select a state
2. Choose a resource
3. View dependent resources
4. Assess change impact

4. Explore Dependencies

Use Graph Explorer to visualize:

1. Select a state
2. View the dependency graph
3. Click nodes to see details
4. Filter to focus on specific resources

Insights vs Inventory

Insights focuses on analysis and exploration:
- Timeline, Search, Blast Radius, Graph Explorer
- Answering "what happened?" and "what if?"

Inventory focuses on cataloging and querying:
- Instances, Modules, Types, Query, Dashboards, Gap Analysis
- Answering "what do we have?"

Documentation